Details on how to access and consume the online services can be found in here.

3. What is the relationship between Esri UK's online services and ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS.com?

Esri UK are working closely with Esri to make sure the offerings are complementary.

Although some of the data in the ArcGIS Online Community Basemap are the same as those being offered by Esri UK's own online services, the major difference is that Esri UK's services are being delivered in British National Grid projection.

The UK gazetteers are specifically tailored for UK address formats and datasets, such as postcodes in OS Code-Point Open and OS open Names.

4. Can I download the data to use within my organisation?

No, the data is provided as a map or gazetteer service only.

However, you can purchase the data. See Content Products, from where you can also email our Content team for details.

5. Are there any copyright restrictions on the data?

When using the data you must acknowledge the copyright and the source of the data (as detailed in Esri UK's Online Terms) along with any additional copyright statements included within the information of the dataset.

6. Can my organisation use the online services within
A public-facing website?
An internally-facing business application?
For commercial purposes?

9. Are the map and gazetteer services available in WMS, WFS or KML formats?

1. How much will access to the OS OpenData services cost my organisation?

Nothing. Access to the OS OpenData services, listed as Free Services, is free

2. How long are the services going to remain free for?

Esri UK have no plans to begin charging for the OS OpenData services, listed as Free Services.

3. Why should I use Esri UK's OpenData services if the data is already free for anyone to own?

By converting the raw OS data to a readable format and styling the maps to a high cartographic standard, the Esri UK services add a great deal of value to the source OS data. You can use these services in your business processes without having to convert, load, store or update the data yourself.

4. How do I buy Premium map and gazetteer services?

See the Premium Services pages for details and contact Esri UK, using the Enquire form, linked from that page.